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  • Опубліковано 14 кві 2024
  • How much did NBC really spend on their birthday gift for Dave?
    (From "Late Night," air date: 4/14/89)
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  • @bagelboy7437
    @bagelboy7437 28 днів тому +16

    “Most bottoms should be felt” genius line!!

  • @lorip.1110
    @lorip.1110 Місяць тому +60

    Long before Kendell Jenner or James Harden, Adidas turned to Barbara Gaines as their brand ambassador.

    • @CaptainOT
      @CaptainOT Місяць тому +8

      She ran faster than some Olympic runners!

  • @JonathanHudgins
    @JonathanHudgins Місяць тому +87

    7 words you will never hear on Late Night TV again: "Exotic poultry next, don't go to bed!"

  • @BobMacNeal
    @BobMacNeal Місяць тому +41

    A cameo by the inimitable Barbara Gaines. Who knew she'd have her own show some day?

  • @nl5828
    @nl5828 Місяць тому +25

    its segments like these where i can clearly see the influence dave had on conan.

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 Місяць тому +3

      Dave had an influence on everybody, whether they had a talk show or not. He changed the comedic sensibility of the 80s.

    • @conedx
      @conedx 21 день тому

      that's what i was thinking as i watched it. i can see conan doing this and making the same jokes.

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr Місяць тому +59

    Barbara now has her OWN show!

    • @penguin44ca
      @penguin44ca Місяць тому

      Who?

    • @ericmagee9054
      @ericmagee9054 Місяць тому +4

      @@penguin44caBarbara man Barbara. Barbara Gains to be precise!

    • @kellywalker9827
      @kellywalker9827 29 днів тому

      One of the best shows you can watch 😘

  • @adamcahn82
    @adamcahn82 26 днів тому +8

    “Most bottoms should be felt.”
    A little foreshadowing, perhaps?”

  • @joeterp5615
    @joeterp5615 28 днів тому +4

    Dave was so original and irreverent. A legend.

  • @brianhiles8164
    @brianhiles8164 29 днів тому +5

    History does not record the reaction of Brandon Tartikoff.

  • @chrpike1
    @chrpike1 Місяць тому +20

    "GAINES!!!" 🤣

  • @markread7333
    @markread7333 Місяць тому +27

    “…all bottoms should be felt…” That went right by like the 5:00 express.😅

  • @HughesEnterprises
    @HughesEnterprises Місяць тому +29

    Wish we had $5 silver and $340 gold again!

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks Місяць тому +2

      $12.59 and $856.39 in 2024 money. Still really cheap compared to the current spot prices.

    • @HughesEnterprises
      @HughesEnterprises Місяць тому +2

      @@dlxmarks Just shows how rigged your government backed CPI calculator is if it’s that far off

    • @armageddonready4071
      @armageddonready4071 28 днів тому +1

      Why? So all past investments are worthless?

    • @hibbo1351
      @hibbo1351 27 днів тому

      Gold set a record high on December 3rd, 2023, of $2,135 per troy ounce

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 26 днів тому

      @@hibbo1351 lol @ dec 2023, it set a record high 3 days ago @ $2,380

  • @mellocello187
    @mellocello187 Місяць тому +17

    It was for a wine bottle, to keep the table or tablecloth clean.

    • @cvn6555
      @cvn6555 26 днів тому +1

      @@patreekotime4578 What a cheap nothing trinket, probably a regifted item, to give to the guy that made your network billions.

  • @matthewhall6288
    @matthewhall6288 26 днів тому +4

    Man...those gold and silver prices...

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R Місяць тому +26

    not a bad guess... he was 42 when he shot this.

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Місяць тому +13

      The woman likely realizes that guessing low gets you farther than guessing accurately when it comes to a customer’s age.

    • @S1L3NTG4M3R
      @S1L3NTG4M3R Місяць тому +7

      @@kstepko true... I was referring to the first guess. :)

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Місяць тому +4

      @@S1L3NTG4M3R The final guess was actually the least accurate of the three, because the guy who guessed 50 was off by seven, but she was off by eight. I guess Dave was looking for “closest without going over”. 😛

    • @JLeeeP
      @JLeeeP 28 днів тому +1

      @@kstepkoYou got that backward, chief. 42-35=7. 50-42=8.

    • @Sukiipod
      @Sukiipod 3 дні тому

      42 but he looks like he’s 52 lol

  • @Armakk
    @Armakk Місяць тому +4

    The original UNCUT GEMS... 🙌

  • @davidlandry3487
    @davidlandry3487 Місяць тому +6

    I love seeing these classic episodes of the Barbara Gaines Show!

  • @MrStuNYC56
    @MrStuNYC56 Місяць тому +15

    Wow!!! A Barbara Gaines cameo!

  • @greenbluemonkey
    @greenbluemonkey 29 днів тому +3

    I loved how he had no respect for the network he was on. He knew they needed him more than he needed them.

  • @tompinkerton8099
    @tompinkerton8099 Місяць тому +7

    We need Dave back on TV. I don't care that he's 172 now. He needs to be back on TV.

  • @wiltchamberlainisthegoat13
    @wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Місяць тому +19

    David Letterman will always be The King of Late Night!! Dave’s the best that ever was or will be. Period. Man, I miss his show.

  • @danielhoward8354
    @danielhoward8354 26 днів тому +2

    lol
    Most "bottoms should be felt" He was really proud of himself for that one.

  • @g137hampton
    @g137hampton Місяць тому +10

    Happy Birthday Dave. You don't look a day over 80.

  • @biowerks
    @biowerks 27 днів тому +2

    0:37 it says that the price of gold was, $381.50 per oz and now in 2024 its $2,385 per oz.

  • @KungEMuller
    @KungEMuller Місяць тому +8

    You won't get that on late night TV anymore. Thanks, Dave!

  • @keefriff99
    @keefriff99 Місяць тому +12

    It’s just crazy how long Barbara has been putting up with Dave 😂

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks Місяць тому +3

      She worked on his two TV shows for 35 years and then went on to the UA-cam channel. Hell of a good run.

  • @kelvinlee7506
    @kelvinlee7506 Місяць тому +11

    Another relic to auction off on the Barbara Gaines' show?

  • @Grahame1975
    @Grahame1975 Місяць тому +2

    Man I loved this show.

  • @ObamaFromKenya
    @ObamaFromKenya Місяць тому +9

    Gaines needs to wear Adidas on The Barbara Gaines Show😊

  • @Dazlidorne
    @Dazlidorne Місяць тому +6

    I would have loved to see the follow up video giving this to Brandon.

    • @harvardkarbodie
      @harvardkarbodie Місяць тому +1

      I would have loved to see the exotic poultry.

  • @SuperKazmierski
    @SuperKazmierski Місяць тому +5

    I think he inflated the profits for the network, a bit. General Electric was at $50~ Billion in 1989.

  • @robclarkson5356
    @robclarkson5356 Місяць тому +6

    Adidas paid Barbara 100k to run that fast.

  • @nedkent5239
    @nedkent5239 6 днів тому +1

    Wow I never realized how much Tom Green stole from Dave! Dave’s the true pioneer of reality TV!

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko Місяць тому +15

    That is hilarious - although I’m sure that Brandon was not too pleased.

  • @rangers11ization
    @rangers11ization Місяць тому +4

    I need to know what exotic poultry looks like😂

  • @Silvertone58
    @Silvertone58 28 днів тому

    They got multiple legit lols out of me

  • @npxmnpxm
    @npxmnpxm 27 днів тому

    "Gosh, I hope you don't ruin it." 😂

  • @Keepcalmandclassyplease
    @Keepcalmandclassyplease Місяць тому +3

    and you wonder why they didn’t give you the tonight show 😂

  • @Alwhite1929
    @Alwhite1929 25 днів тому

    Dave was my favorite.

  • @Symphing12
    @Symphing12 Місяць тому +29

    I'm pretty sure it's bits like this one that made Jay Leno get the Tonight Show 😭

    • @Nitephall
      @Nitephall Місяць тому +17

      Stuff like this made Letterman unique. I loved it when he went out and interacted with the public.

    • @Symphing12
      @Symphing12 Місяць тому +1

      @@Nitephall I agree! But it definitely made the NBC brass dislike him.

    • @Willie_
      @Willie_ 26 днів тому +1

      Letterman had the balls Leno never could dream of.

  • @Sukiipod
    @Sukiipod 3 дні тому

    LN with DL on nbc was best ever late 80’s to early 90’s

  • @joeschmo2693
    @joeschmo2693 Місяць тому +2

    I think it was a candy dish. The cheapskates could have made that clear if they'd sprung for a bag of Werther's or something.

  • @Archerjr1
    @Archerjr1 Місяць тому +4

    Barbara Gaines: Finder of Lost Jewelery...
    ...premiering in 2025.

  • @ruthecker399
    @ruthecker399 Місяць тому +1

    miss dave

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R Місяць тому +5

    Hey!

  • @Eaglemadhatter
    @Eaglemadhatter 27 днів тому

    Those gold prices

  • @chuck6290
    @chuck6290 26 днів тому

    Brandon Tartikoff died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1997.

  • @Aubreykrendale
    @Aubreykrendale Місяць тому

    0:37. Wow.

  • @jtaustinmusic
    @jtaustinmusic 24 дні тому

    Gold $351....lmao

  • @Everythingisgoingtobealright
    @Everythingisgoingtobealright 26 днів тому

    I love that girls hair, I miss the 80s

  • @dinein1970
    @dinein1970 23 дні тому

    Its a wine coaster

  • @patricksquires6348
    @patricksquires6348 27 днів тому

    Impressive

  • @Nitephall
    @Nitephall Місяць тому +2

    I'm assuming that was an ashtray?

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks Місяць тому +1

      Looked like a wine bottle coaster.

  • @dgisgd
    @dgisgd 28 днів тому

    Barbara Gaines sighting !

  • @Dazlidorne
    @Dazlidorne Місяць тому

    Gold at only $381.50 an ounce!

  • @user-eq2dx2jp6v
    @user-eq2dx2jp6v Місяць тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ hiiiii dear dave and all dear friends ❤❤❤❤

  • @hamperionsma7218
    @hamperionsma7218 Місяць тому

    lol

  • @markmalasics3413
    @markmalasics3413 27 днів тому

    The guy tells him he looks 45 years old. He was only over by three years.

  • @TheMongex
    @TheMongex Місяць тому +1

    and there goes the tonight show

  • @radiorob7543
    @radiorob7543 Місяць тому

    Dave was 43 +/- 1, at the time.

  • @ccarts2567
    @ccarts2567 28 днів тому

    The price of gold and silver then vs now tells you all you need to know about inflation.

    • @patricksquires6348
      @patricksquires6348 27 днів тому

      True - 381 bucks - We have raised that entire amount in just a few months recently 😂

  • @TXMEDRGR
    @TXMEDRGR 29 днів тому

    Dave's pants looked too big and his jacket looked too small.

  • @bofa83
    @bofa83 28 днів тому

    1:37 that didn’t age well.

  • @philipeager6188
    @philipeager6188 Місяць тому +3

    800 Billion😮🏦

  • @seanwebb605
    @seanwebb605 28 днів тому

    MAGA hat? I had no idea.

  • @tombstoneranch69
    @tombstoneranch69 14 днів тому

    As a garbage company, NBC was just giving Dave a little piece of itself.

  • @Lucifer-qt9gh
    @Lucifer-qt9gh 2 дні тому

    Gold is 2309 an ounce now in 2024

  • @johnnynbk
    @johnnynbk Місяць тому

    How do we know they really did give it to him? Good gag.

    • @penguin44ca
      @penguin44ca Місяць тому

      Trust me
      He doesn't do that.

    • @johnnynbk
      @johnnynbk 28 днів тому

      I don't trust cartoon penguins

  • @mattp4079
    @mattp4079 28 днів тому +1

    Before he became bitter, unfunny and jaded.

  • @johnodo764
    @johnodo764 29 днів тому

    Gold $381 an ounce.

  • @robpolaris5002
    @robpolaris5002 Місяць тому +2

    “Most bottoms should be felt, don’t ya think”. 😂😂. It took me a second to catch that because of how casually he said it! Dave and Conan were the only funny late night hosts left, now it’s just Conan.

  • @chriselliott5480
    @chriselliott5480 29 днів тому

    Rick Mercer is 100 times funnier

  • @ibelieveinyou502
    @ibelieveinyou502 24 дні тому +1

    Dave got screwed, and Leno sucked !

  • @davidbeazley1958
    @davidbeazley1958 27 днів тому

    Is this comedy?

  • @crumdoggy
    @crumdoggy 27 днів тому

    And Dave wonders why he did not get the Johnny Carson job? A great gag but if this was truly a gift from NBC Chief and he lampooned it this savagely, he cannot be shocked they chose Leno? And although I preferred Dave to Jay, NBC’s decision turned out the correct one. For only for a few months did Letterman ever beat Jay in the ratings over a decade period they competed against each other.

  • @arthurlevine1840
    @arthurlevine1840 Місяць тому

    I have a feeling little ole' Tracy there at the counter was a hot little ticket. And I think Barbara Gaines just really lucked out career-wise, I'll just leave it at that.

  • @kevincorcoran6493
    @kevincorcoran6493 Місяць тому +1

    Let's go Brandon!

  • @dashfatbastard
    @dashfatbastard 29 днів тому

    I love Dave's loyalty to his people. I wonder if Barbara Gaines could have imagined them still working together...on camera, no less!